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terminal illness and imminent death  

Definition

  • The time of terminal illness and imminent death is almost always an exceptionally difficult period, both for the patient and for the family and friends. It was not always like that in the past. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Terminal Illness and Imminent Death]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MWH1TN57-8

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